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Athens Island Cruise: Saronic Gulf Tradition
4.1
178 Ratings
Kallithea
Embark on an unforgettable Athens mini cruise through the Saronic Gulf, discovering the hidden gems of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina. Join us for the ultimate Greek island hopping experience!
Embark on an unforgettable Athens mini cruise through the Saronic Gulf, discovering the hidden gems of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina. Join us for the ultimate Greek island hopping experience!
Duration:
11 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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WMPP+R6 Kallithea - Since 1965 – Because Experience Matters. A Classic for a Reason.
Explore the original one-day cruise from Athens to the breathtaking Saronic Gulf islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina—a journey we’ve proudly offered since 1965. This all-inclusive day trip blends sightseeing, local culture, and relaxation into a single itinerary…
- WMPP+R6 Kallithea - Since 1965 – Because Experience Matters. A Classic for a Reason.
Explore the original one-day cruise from Athens to the breathtaking Saronic Gulf islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina—a journey we’ve proudly offered since 1965. This all-inclusive day trip blends sightseeing, local culture, and relaxation into a single itinerary that has been trusted by over a million travelers.
With nearly 60 years of expertise, we’ve refined this island-hopping cruise to provide a seamless and unforgettable escape from the city. Enjoy a buffet lunch onboard, live music and entertainment, optional guided tours, and plenty of free time on each island. Whether visiting as a couple, family, or group, this is the ultimate way to explore the Greek islands in one day from Athens.
What's Included
- Full-day cruise to Hydra, Poros, and Aegina
- Lunch included
- Free time on the islands to explore or swim
- Live music and entertainment
- Full-day cruise to Hydra, Poros, and Aegina
- Lunch included
- Free time on the islands to explore or swim
- Live music and entertainment
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Drinks and breakfast
- Guided tours in Hydra and Aegina (extra fees apply)
- Private transportation
- Drinks and breakfast
- Guided tours in Hydra and Aegina (extra fees apply)
Additional Information
Athens Day Cruise is not merely a journey—it’s a cherished tradition. Since 1965, this all-day cruise to the islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina has become a favorite classic for travelers eager to explore the heart of the Saronic Gulf. Throughout the years, every aspect onboard has been refined to offer guests a relaxing, enriching, and memorable…
Athens Day Cruise is not merely a journey—it’s a cherished tradition. Since 1965, this all-day cruise to the islands of Hydra, Poros, and Aegina has become a favorite classic for travelers eager to explore the heart of the Saronic Gulf. Throughout the years, every aspect onboard has been refined to offer guests a relaxing, enriching, and memorable experience.
- Hotel Pick Up service represents an extra cost of 14€
- Due to port regulations, you must provide the full name, gender, date of birth, nationality and passport/ID number of all participants in your group. This information will not be shared with others and will be deleted after your activity.
- If passport informations are not available, you can put ID number and nationaliy.
- The boat departs from the marina ay 7:45am. Please arrive 20 min before departure. If you selected the option with transportation, pickups start from the hotels at 6:40am (full list of pickup locations and specific times in your voucher)
Location
WMPP+R5 Kallithea
Marina Delta Kalithea
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(178 Ratings)
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Michigander61
Mar 4, 2026
Highly Recommended - nice to say that you were at three islands in just a day. the appropriate amount of time allotted at each island. I don't like writing negative reviews, but please, please change the main seating area on upper deck with white wicker chairs to chairs where people can sit back and lounge a little. those hard chairs for three hours, upright to Hydra. could feel movement of boat on those chairs, so went down stairs to nice comfortable cushy chairs and was good. great organization and pick up.Thank you.
Oh and great musician downstairs
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Alrayes
Oct 21, 2025
Lovely trip - We had an amazing trip. The weather was beautiful and everything was well organized and on time. Food was perfect and staff were super friendly.
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Daydream613407
Sep 20, 2025
A super experience. - Great, great value for money.
Everything is well organized, the crew are very friendly
On the small islands there is not too much time, but not bad to get a quick idea of the place. The food is very good.
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Sherylsavage12
Dec 24, 2025
This should be a 2 Island Tour - TL;DR -I enjoy long days and exploring but this trip was unnecessarily long due to the slow boat (pro tip: take the fast ferry!) and the completely useless stop on the island of Poros.
Good: the trip is well organized. We took a taxi to the Marina, quickly located the boat and easily boarded. Staff was friendly and helpful. Plenty of food and drink options if you wanted. Clear communication about when to return to the boat. 2 of the islands were gorgeous and easy to navigate.
OK: seating was fine. Plenty of room but given the 3 hour trip to the first island the seats became a little uncomfortable but the ability to walk around inside and outside made it tolerable.
Bad: the buffet lunch was an abomination. Our goal was to eat on one of the islands - and you should also make this your goal because the buffet rivaled my High school cafeteria lunches. Room temp Cole slaw, the strangest gray/rubbery chicken I’ve seen in a while, bland chick pea salad and some dry hot pasta dish. The disappointment was compounded because the food in Greece is spectacular.
I also felt a slight bit of a constant upsell: no I don’t want the photos you took when we boarded, no I don’t want to shop at the “boutique” at the back of the main level despite the “special prices” etc.
Terrible: at most you spend 25 minutes on Poros. Granted, I’m December there isn’t a whole lot going on but by the time you wait in line to get off the boat, well you have about 18 minutes. Basically, you can walk to the Poros sign a few hundred yards from the boat and take a picture, then walk back.
I assume the marketing department thinks a “3 island cruise” sounds more appealing but the second stop in Poros just adds time and the boat ride is already long and slow enough.
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Diana_s
Nov 16, 2025
Worth it for the transportation only - Happy for the hotel pickup and sea transport, But the onboard experience was meh. The buffet was very mediocre for Greece: chicken legs, fish and rice. The entertainment was largely a DJ. The seating inside was plastic wicker style chairs and outside, the woven chairs were tattered and worn. I only recommend this ferry trip for the transportation. However, we saw other high speed nicer ferries.
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Sabramariad
Nov 8, 2025
Would be okay if more reasonably priced - time spent on the boat is excessive - I came into the 3 island tour with my disabled mother who is ambulant and can work short distances. Staff did try their best to be helpful. Most of the staff are lovely but in all honesty I do think the drinks are a bit expensive. I feel they could do a discount drinks package. They charge $4.50 for Pepsi max that can you buy cold from a shop for 88 cents. Even tea is over 3 euros
My issue is (yes we booked through l turbopass so got a fairly generous discount but the journey between islands takes 9 hours including coach transfers just so you can spend 3 hours across the islands . We didn't make it to Poros due to weather conditions and safety which I understand (it's November we took our chances). The pick up is included and is close to accomodation but for the price you pay they could afford to fork out on taxis rather than $hit bus.
I'd love to visit the individual islands again but economically I feel it's better to take a ferry. I feel ripped off and was disappointed . Hydra was great to snorkel , Aegina was picturesque
Yes they do try to break up the journey with Greek dancing and a dj but at this point I was exhausted and just couldn't engage. Ended up spending half the boat trip asleep.
It feels like there's a lack of transparency in terms of add ons at every opportunity arc when you board they try to take a photo (I refused - I'm autistic and hate having photos taken) . You have to pay extra €€ for tours (we knew about this in advance.
The food was stunning and plenty of ice for drinks but seriously consider is it worth it ? I'd say no.
Also the $hity coach driver dropping me off at end of excursion nearly hit me whilst I walked across the road when the green man was in so yeah cherry on top really.
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Kodyd640
Dec 27, 2025
Got left behind - They gave me the wrong time to be back at the boat and I was left behind on Hydra. just make sure you triple check what time you need to be back cuz the lady saying the time didn’t speak English.
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Dylan_h
Oct 10, 2025
Do Not Book - Massive cruise ship for 500 people that somehow still did not have enough seating for everyone. Also the first floor smelled like gasoline while outside there were smokers everywhere. The lunch was cold and mediocre and they try and upsell you on packages and excursions at least 5 times.
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Tiffany_h
Oct 3, 2025
Unless you just like to spend money to just walk - DO NOT BOOK THIS CRUISE!!!!! It is a complete waste of your day. Poor advisement, poor management, poor customer service. It advised water activities yet your not able to do it. They charge you for the boat ride only when you get on you start paying for everything. They charge for food, drinks and to site seeing. Lunch is included but mind you the tour is almost 12 hours long and lunch is serve in the morning. The lunch is cold so there's that they are not very accomading. However if you want to sail for money then go ahead I would recommend skipping the excursion and doing it yourself but you've been warned.
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Jenny_t
Sep 19, 2025
Never even managed the... - Never even managed the Tour.... Tour guide turned up much earlier than viator stated so now I'm being given the runaround by viator trying to get a refund.... wish me luck
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